News tagged with video cables

Time Warner 4Q earnings edge up, beats Street

(AP) -- Time Warner Inc. got a boost from its movie studio and cable TV networks in the last three months of the year, and the company expects growth to continue in 2012 even with the end of its lucrative ...

Technology / Business

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New Vizio HD-TV breaks wide-screen barrier for movies, apps

The shape of TVs to come might be even wider than wide-screen. Today's high-definition sets evolved to a rectangular 16-by-9 shape from the more square analog TVs. But a wider 21-by-9 display standard is in ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

The future of gaming technology

Microsoft, creator of the Xbox Live -- an online multiplayer video gaming and digital media delivery service -- has announced it would offer mainstream television programming to its subscribers, creating direct ...

Technology / Other

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Streaming to overtake cable in 3-5 years: Netflix

Internet-streamed video will overtake cable to dominate home video viewing within three to five years, Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings predicted Tuesday, with stiffer competition to come.

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 8

YouTube renovates website with a new look, format

(AP) -- YouTube has reprogrammed its website to make it easier for viewers to find and watch their favorite channels.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Viacom to NY court: Scrap YouTube copyright ruling

A lawyer for Viacom Inc. warned an appeals court panel Tuesday that there will be greater exploitation of copyright material on the Internet if the court lets YouTube get away with a business built on "rampant copyright infringement."

Technology / Internet

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cable companies to give clues on Internet impact

(AP) -- Are people really cancelling cable to watch TV and movies from the Internet instead?

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Comcast has no say as Hulu considers sale

As speculation continues to swirl around Hulu, one of its corporate owners is forced to sit on the sidelines having no role in the fate of the popular online video site even though the outcome could greatly affect its own ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Warner Bros. first studio to offer VOD in China

(AP) -- Warner Bros. says it will become the first movie studio to launch a national video-on-demand service in China.

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US cable TV giant adding Skype calls

US cable TV giant Comcast announced plans to add video chat to television viewing through a partnership with Skype.

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Comcast to sell Skype box for video calls

(AP) -- Comcast subscribers: In the future, believing that the TV is talking to you might not be a sign of insanity. You may be getting a Skype video call.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Netflix shares surge on analyst call, research

Netflix shares soared on Wall Street on Tuesday as a financial analyst rated the US video company a buy and market research showed it trouncing its rivals in the home digital movie market.

Technology / Business

created Mar 15, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cable companies strike back at cord-cutting idea

(AP) -- Cable TV and other companies that provide subscription services are striking back at the notion that people are dropping their TV packages en masse to watch video over the Internet. Industry gains ...

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gadgets that bring the Internet to the TV

(AP) -- Do you have 157 channels and nothing on? Not if your TV is connected to the Internet. There's a wealth of movies and TV shows available, often at reasonable prices and sometimes even free. And it's ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 03, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

OnLive instant video game streaming box could become the Netflix of games

I've been playing with OnLive's new video game streaming box for a few days now - the MicroConsole - and I am very impressed.

Technology / Business

created Nov 26, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2